翻ほん倒とう

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

turning upside-down; overturning

rare term

Rare term for physically turning something over or upside-down. In modern Japanese, ひっくり返す or 転倒 are far more common.

ひっくり返かえす
Common everyday word for turning something over or upside-down. 翻倒 is a rare, literary equivalent.
転てん倒とう
More common kanji compound for overturning or falling over, but still less frequent than ひっくり返す.

Compound of 翻 (turn over, flip) and 倒 (fall, collapse). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a rare Sino-Japanese word.